Rosine Lebrun (April 29, 1783, Munich — June 5, 1855, Munich), also known by her married name Rosine Stentzsch, was a German actress and opera singer who was a member of the Lebrun family of musicians.

Life and career

Born in Munich, Rosine Lebrun was the daughter of composer and oboist

Ludwig August Lebrun Ludwig August Lebrun (baptized 2 May 1752 – 16 December 1790) was a German oboist and composer. Life Lebrun was born in Mannheim. The well-known and celebrated oboe virtuoso (a contemporary described being "charmed by his divine oboe") pla ...

and composer and soprano

Francesca Lebrun Francesca Lebrun (; 24 March 1756 – 14 May 1791) was a celebrated German soprano associated with the court at Mannheim, as well as an accomplished composer of sonatas. As a singer, she was renowned for her vocal dexterity and was highly sought ...

. Both she and her sister, the pianist and composer Sophie Lebrun, studied piano with

Johann Andreas Streicher Johann Andreas Streicher (13 December 1761 – 25 May 1833) was a German pianist, composer and piano maker. In 1793, he married Nannette Streicher (1769–1833), another piano maker and daughter of Augsburg piano maker Johann Andreas Stein. In 1 ...

and singing with their uncle,

Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time i ...

; a composer, conductor, and cellist. Lebrun began her performance career on the opera stage prior to her marriage to the actor K.A.A. Stentzsch on November 3, 1800. Thereafter she was mainly active as a stage actress in plays as a member of the Munich theatre company from 1801 until her retirement in 1830; only periodically appearing in operas. Rosine's daughter, Charlotte Stentzsch, was also an actress and member of the Munich theatre company from 1822 to 1848.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebrun, Rosine 1783 births 1855 deaths German stage actresses German opera singers Musicians from Munich 18th-century German actresses